Acquisition

GSA on target with schedule consolidation

The General Services Administration expects to publish a consolidated Multiple Award Schedule on day one of fiscal year 2020.

Acquisition

DOD looks to expand drone industrial base amid supply chain concerns

Ellen Lord, DOD’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters that it couldn’t use commercially available and popular drones made by DJI, a China-based firm.

Acquisition

Congratulations to the 2019 Rising Stars

These early-career leaders already are having an outsized impact on government IT.

Acquisition

Why GSA buys tech from NASA SEWP

The General Services Administration is the government's hub acquisition, so the agency's IG is wondering why it's buying tech from NASA's big IT contract.

Acquisition

Lawmaker sounds alarm on supply chain risk

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) wants the Defense Department to shore up cyber vulnerabilities in the defense supply chain and says the newly formed Cyberspace Solarium Commission could help.

Acquisition

GSA extends price data pilot

The Transactional Data Reporting project will run for an additional year.

Acquisition

IRS tries agile acquisition for data tools

The first in a series of expected technology pilots at the agency will focus on robotic process and intelligent automation tools for contract data.

Acquisition

Contractors have questions about DOD's cyber requirements

The Pentagon is making big moves to improve cybersecurity in its industrial base, but the contracting community and experts continue to wonder if it will all play out as intended.

Acquisition

GSA issues STARS III RFI

The General Services Administration is seeking input on the next iteration of its key small-business-focused IT acquisition vehicle by Sept. 6.

Acquisition

DOD tries to take control of the JEDI 'narrative'

The Defense Department's CIO shop is trying to control the narrative on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement, a massive cloud computing acquisition that has generated intense scrutiny because of its size, scope and a hard fought lawsuit from one of the companies eliminated from the bidding.

Acquisition

OMB, GSA to oversee TBM buys

A new review board will to supervise agency procurement of TBM tools and services and make recommendations about acquisition and deployment strategies.

Acquisition

OTAs primed for growth

The Pentagon and DHS are leading the way in using other transaction authority to leverage emerging technologies.

Acquisition

IT procurement fraud ring targets federal agencies

An international group of criminals is using DHS and other federal agencies' solicitations to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars of IT gear, according to a watchdog report.

Acquisition

Watchdog cites improper contract action

A Federal Acquisition Service manager helped a consultancy get on two multiple award contracts, according to the agency's inspector general's office.

Acquisition

GSA on track with schedules, EIS

GSA's Federal Acquisition Service is successfully shepherding a comprehensive series of initiatives to streamline the procurement process for agencies and companies.

Acquisition

Republicans urge Trump not to interfere with JEDI cloud buy

Top defense committee Republicans sent a letter to President Donald Trump, warning that delays to the $10 billion JEDI cloud acquisition would endanger national security.

Acquisition

Deadline extended for 2019 Rising Star nominations

Help us identify the early-career innovators and change agents in government IT -- and be sure to do so before the Aug. 2 deadline.

Acquisition

FAR tweaked in time for fall buying

A small change in the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s language that makes GWAC purchases a little smoother could help out as fall buying season nears.

Acquisition

DHS gets serious about a new financial system

The Department of Homeland Security is trying to unify its highly federated structure by switching to enterprise financial management

Acquisition

Federal contractor sentenced

A federal contractor who also served as a Virginia state legislator was sentenced by a federal judge for defrauding the government to get small business contracts.